Project Update: North America

Current status of key projects in North America

• Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project, US

  May 1, 2020
  Expansion of the Amtrak San Joaquin and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) passenger rail services to the greater Sacramento area.

• Hurontario LRT, Canada

  May 1, 2020
  Development of a light rail transit (LRT) system serving Mississauga and Brampton.

• Dallas–Houston high-speed rail (HSR), United States

  April 1, 2020
  The project is also known as the Texas Central High Speed Passenger Rail Line. It involves the development of a HSR line from Dallas to Houston in Texas.

• Brampton–Toronto Pearson International Airport Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Canada

  April 1, 2020
  Construction of a new BRT line connecting Brampton to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

• Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) River Corridor BRT, US

  March 1, 2020
  Development of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the Capital District of New York State.

• Chicago Transit Authority Subway (CTA-L), US

  March 1, 2020
  Expansion and modernisation of the existing subway network.

• Seattle Federal Way Link Extension, US

  February 1, 2020
  Development of a light rail extension in Seattle.

• Division Transit BRT Project, US

  February 1, 2020
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor in Portland. The BRT will connect downtown Portland to Southeast and East Portland and Gresham

• Birmingham Xpress Bus Rapid Transit, United States

  January 1, 2020
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in and around Birmingham.

• Brightline High-Speed Rail (HSR), USA

  January 1, 2020
  Expansion of Brightline high speed rail (HSR) line.

• Charlotte Lynx Rapid Transit Services, US

  December 1, 2019
  The light rail system, called Lynx Rapid Transit Services, has been serving Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, since 2007.

• Virginia Route 7 bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor, US

  December 1, 2019
  Construction of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system along Route 7 in Virginia.

• Victorville-Las Vegas high-speed rail (HSR) project

  November 1, 2019
  Development of a high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting Las Vegas and Victorville in southern California.

• Virginia Street BRT, Nevada, US [free access]

  November 1, 2019
  Extension of the existing bus rapid transit (BRT) service in the Virginia Street corridor in Reno, Nevada.

• Tempe Streetcar Project, Arizona, United States

  October 1, 2019
  Development of a new streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona.

• Northwest Bus Rapid Transit, Oklahoma City, US

  October 1, 2019
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Oklahoma City.

• IndyGo Red Line BRT, Indianapolis, United States

  September 1, 2019
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Indianapolis.

• Downtown Redmond Link Extension, Seattle, US [free access]

  August 1, 2019
  Extension of East Link light rail (Blue Line) to Downtown Redmond, Seattle.

• Montréal Metro, Canada

  August 1, 2019
  Expansion of the metro system serving the city of Montréal in Canada.

• Orange Line BRT, Minneapolis, United States

  July 1, 2019
  Development of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Minneapolis, Minnesota.